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Keelboat racing / Regatta / Sailing / Yacht cruising

16 September, 2013

REYC invites all comers to Mary Cup race on 28 Sept

Ken Gorton of the Royal Engineer YC invites all cruiser-racers (monohulls only) to the Mary Cup race on Saturday 28 September. If you do not have an NHC handicap please contact Ken well in...

Dinghy racing / Multihulls / Sailing

8 September, 2013

Sheppey hosts Europe’s longest dinghy race

The annual Round the Island Race, hosted by the Isle of Sheppey Sailing Club, is the longest dinghy and board race in Europe. For more details click here.

Queenborough / Sailing

28 August, 2013

Clipper Fleet visits Queenborough

The Queenborough Harbour Trust, was very honoured to have the fleet of twelve, ‘around the world’, state of the art, brand new 70ft racing yachts, prior to their start on Monday 2 September, after...

Regatta / Sailing / Sailing barges

5 August, 2013

Swale News

To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the cancellation of the Swale Regatta were greatly exaggerated. Alan Thorne, Rear Commodore of Hollowshore CC, informs us that the regatta did take place on the Friday. It...

Motor cruising / Yacht cruising

18 July, 2013

Clarke & Carter opens brokerage at Swale Marina

Peter Norris has informed us that Clarke & Carter, long established at Gillingham Marina, has opened a new office at Swale Marina in Conyer Creek. For more information, see http://www.clarkeandcarter.co.uk/brokeragenews/announcing-our-new-swale-marina-brokerage-service

Crime

1 July, 2013

Crime Update

Outboards again seemed to be targeted from all over the county from Canterbury on the 20th to the River Rother at Newenden and of course most people will be aware that a MYC boat...

Classic vessels / History/archaeology / Planning / Sailing barges

30 June, 2013

Faversham Creek: it’s not a street

At Faversham Creek sailing barges and other traditional craft are still moored and repaired, but for how much longer? Planners and developers seem ignorant of history and geography, also blind to what is lost if...

Classic motor vessels / Classic vessels

28 June, 2013

Medway Queen Re-dedication

The hull of paddle steamer Medway Queen is nearing completion in the Albion Dockyard, Bristol. A re-dedication ceremony will be held at the dockyard on Saturday 27 July. The ship will not leave the dry...

Crime

20 June, 2013

MYC cruiser cut loose and motor stolen

On Monday a Medway Yacht Club motor-cruiser was found adrift, minus its 40HP Honda outboard, and the gates of the Wilsonian SC compound had been broken open.

Marinas

18 June, 2013